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  2. Crime statistics in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Recorded knife crime rose by 7% from just above 41,000 in the year to June 2018 to just above 44,000 in the year to June 2019, knifepoint rapes, robberies and assaults logged by police continued to rise. Javed Khan of Barnardo's said over the ONS statistics, “Knife crime is a symptom of a much wider, complex problem. Too many young people are ...

  3. His Majesty's Young Offender Institution - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution (or HM YOI) are youth detention centres for offenders between ages 15 to 21 in the United Kingdom.These offenders will have received a custodial sentence following criminal offence convictions or may be being held on remand awaiting trial on pending charges.

  4. Youth justice in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    The principal aim of the youth justice system is to prevent offending by children and young persons. [1] The youth justice system in England and Wales is overseen by the Youth Justice Board. This is an executive public body funded by the Ministry of Justice and set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Its purposes are set out in section 41 ...

  5. Crime in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The homicide rate in the UK was 5.2 per 100,000 in 2023 and 5.6 per 100,000 in 2024 the third highest rate in Western Europe, after Spain and France. The homicide rate in England and Wales increased 39% from the 38 year low of 3.89 per 100,000 in 2015 to a decade high of 5.23 per 100,000 in 2018. [citation needed]

  6. Wetherby Young Offender Institution - Wikipedia

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    Formerly a Naval Base, HMS Ceres, Wetherby was introduced into the Prison System in 1958 as a Borstal. [3] [4] Since that time there have been many changes in its role from an open Youth Custody Centre, to a closed Youth Custody Centre, to its current role as a dedicated Male Juvenile Prison housing inmates aged between 15 and 17 years.

  7. Youth offending team - Wikipedia

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    A youth offending team (YOT) is a multi-agency team that is coordinated by a local authority in England and Wales, and overseen by the Youth Justice Board. [1] It deals with young offenders , sets up community services and reparation plans, and attempts to prevent youth recidivism and incarceration .

  8. United Kingdom prison population - Wikipedia

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    As of June 2023, the total UK prison population was 95,526: composed of 85,851 prisoners from England and Wales, 7,775 from Scotland and 1,900 from Northern Ireland. [1] At the end of the first quarter of 2024, there were 87,869 prisoners in England and Wales. [4]

  9. Youth Justice Board - Wikipedia

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    The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) (Welsh: Bwrdd Cyfiawnder Ieuenctid) is a non-departmental public body created by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to oversee the youth justice system for England and Wales. Its purposes are set out in section 41 of that Act.